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• • <br />Medical Waste Management Plan <br />Kaiser Permanente — Stockton <br />1/01/11-12/31/11 <br />Approved methods of decontamination include, but are not limited to, <br />agitation to remove visible soil combined with one of the following <br />procedures: <br />(a) Exposure to hot water of at least 82 degrees Centigrade (180 degrees <br />Fahrenheit) for a minimum of 15 seconds. <br />(b) Exposure to chemical sanitizer by rinsing with, or immersion in, one of the <br />following for a minimum of three minutes: <br />(1) Hypochlorite solution (500 ppm available chlorine). <br />(2) Phenolic solution (500 ppm active agent). <br />(3) Iodoform solution (100 ppm available iodine). <br />(4) Quaternary ammonium solution (400 ppm active agent). <br />(5) Pure Chlorine (500 ppm), Dilution of 5ml in 100 ml of water. <br />The following materials are classified as <br />Labeling Procedures <br />medical/biohazardous waste. <br />Sharps Waste - Any discarded device that was used in patient <br />"Sharps Waste", or the <br />care, medical research, or an industrial laboratory and is <br />Biohazard symbol and <br />capable of puncturing or cutting the skin. Examples include: <br />the word <br />needles; syringes with needles attached; trocars; pipettes; <br />"BIOHAZARD" <br />scalpel blades; blood vials; broken or unbroken glassware that <br />Label is placed on the <br />has been in contact with infectious agents, including serum <br />lid and on the sides, so <br />bottles, slides, and cover slips. <br />as to be visible from <br />any lateral direction <br />Pathological Waste - Human or animal surgery specimens, <br />Marked "Pathology <br />tissues, or body parts removed during surgery, autopsy, or <br />Waste" with the <br />other medical procedures. <br />Biohazard Symbol. <br />Label is placed on the <br />lid and on the sides, so <br />as to be visible from <br />any lateral direction <br />and lid <br />Human blood, blood products, body fluids — Discarded <br />free-flowing human blood and blood products (e.g. plasma, <br />Marked with the <br />serum), any free-flowing body secretion containing blood <br />Biohazard Symbol and <br />components (e.g. pleural , peritoneal, amniotic fluids), and any <br />"BIOHAZARD" <br />other fluid visibly contaminated with blood. (Note: human <br />visible from all <br />excretions (e.g. stool, urine) are specifically excluded because <br />directions. <br />they have accepted means of disposal.) <br />Waste cultures and stocks — Wastes from the production of <br />Marked with the <br />bacteria, viruses, spores, discarded live and attenuated <br />Biohazard Symbol and <br />vaccines used in human healthcare or research, and culture <br />"BIOHAZARD" <br />dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix <br />visible from all <br />cultures. <br />directions <br />Revised May 20, 2011 <br />Plan maintained by Stockton EVS & EH&S Department <br />